FERTILITY Success with Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

ACUPUNCTURE AND FERTILITY

I don’t like using the term INfertility. If you are having challenges becoming pregnant or habitual miscarriage, you might want to stop using the word as well. Labeling ourselves serves no real purpose. Empowering labels – like ‘healthy’, ‘balanced’ and ‘focused’ help keep us on the right track. It’s not just about positive thinking or ‘acting-as-if’. Our minds and consciousness are powerful and it is important that we think clearly and with purpose.

There is a lot of information on the web explaining infertility and fertility. Poor ovarian reserve, ovarian and uterine cysts, premature ovarian failure, fallopian tube blockages, endometriosis, hormonal imbalance, PCOS all contribute to problems becoming pregnant. Statistics are always changing. Over the past few years cases of ‘unexplained infertility‘ have been on the rise and it’s usually blamed on age. I don’t really agree with that. There are many reasons a woman in her 30′s cannot get pregnant.

Male infertility issues (Male Factor) are often not talked about much. Reproductive Endocrinologists (western infertility doctors) sometimes brush off poor semen analysis results (low sperm count, poor morphology and slow motility). They see it as something that can be worked out in the lab. I don’t agree with that either. If the sperm is not healthy, the smart thing to do is to help the patient create healthier sperm. Varicoceles, which affect sperm quality can be corrected surgically. Other than that, Western medicine does not have much to offer to improve sperm quality. Poor semen analysis results can be a major contributing factor to a couple’s fertility problems. To be honest, it bothers me to see the ‘blame’ very often unfairly placed on women.

(If you would like to learn about infertility, including medical causes, statistics and info on how acupuncture and herbal formulas can help improve fertility, check my What is Infertility page.)

My therapeutic approach is fully compatible with ART (assisted reproductive therapy) which includes IVF and IUI. By starting acupuncture and herbal treatment 3 months before an ART cycle, it can increase the chance of a successful pregnancy and healthy child. Even if acupuncture treatment starts a short time before ART, it can still help increase the ‘odds’ of a successful IVF or IUI cycle – reducing costs and, more importantly, the emotional upset of an unsuccessful one.

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